Tabac vs Tapage Nocturne
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
23%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Tabac takes 3 of 5 categories.
TabacChoose it for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Tapage NocturneChoose it for a coca-cola and fresh spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Tabac3/5
Tapage Nocturne2/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Tabac
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Tabac
- Sillage & projection
- Tapage Nocturne
- Value for money
- Tabac
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Tapage Nocturne
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
TabacHeadspaceTapage NocturnePlumagesWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.29/ 5 · 14 votes
Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%
3.79/ 5 · 43 votes
Have 26%Had 21%Want 53%
Category winnerTabacRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate50%Love
29%Like
21%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
14 votes · too few to score
37%Love
33%Like
12%Ok
9%Dislike
9%Hate
43 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityTabac
SillageTapage Nocturne
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerTabacBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwarm spicy100%
coffee92%
tobacco84%
vanilla77%
sweet69%
green61%
coca-cola100%
fresh spicy92%
warm spicy84%
fruity77%
citrus69%
oud61%
Scent match23%Clearly different · both warm spicy
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
EspressoGinger
Heart
CoffeeHayCloves
Base
TobaccoVanillaTonkaLeatherPatchouliOsmanthus
Top
GingerLime
Heart
Coca-ColaOsmanthusCoffee
Base
RumAgarwood (Oud)Tobacco
InformationalShared notesGinger, Coffee, Tobacco and Osmanthus. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring38
Summer13
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Spring43
Summer13
Fall100
Winter87
Day79
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#34,598
PerfumerJulien Rasquinet
Launched—
Reviews3
Overall rank#15,236
PerfumerAnne-Sophie Behaghel
Launched—
Reviews8
Category winnerTapage NocturneHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotTabac Headspace by Headspace puts a modern spin on rich tobacco and dark roast coffee. Right from the first spray, you get a punchy blast of bitter espresso sweetened by fresh ginger, quickly softening into warm pipe tobacco, dry golden hay, and spicy cloves. As it warms on skin, smooth vanilla, creamy tonka bean, and…
Reviews →Tapage Nocturne by Plumages opens with a sharp burst of lime and fresh ginger that quickly fuses into a fizzy Coca-Cola agreement. As the bright effervescence quiets down, dark roasted coffee and velvety osmanthus emerge in the heart. The transition creates a striking contrast between sparkling soda sweetness and bitt…
Reviews →InformationalRead bothTaste is personal
How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.
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Common questions
Straight answers from the data above.
Which is better, Tabac or Tapage Nocturne?
Tabac takes 3 of 5 categories. Tabac is rated 4.29/5 from 14 votes; Tapage Nocturne is rated 3.79/5 from 43 votes. Choose Tabac for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Tapage Nocturne for a coca-cola and fresh spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Tabac or Tapage Nocturne?
They last about the same: Tabac 80/100, Tapage Nocturne 79/100 for longevity in community votes.
Which projects more, Tabac or Tapage Nocturne?
Tapage Nocturne projects furthest (Tapage Nocturne 82/100, Tabac 59/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Tabac and Tapage Nocturne smell similar?
Clearly different: a 23% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy accords. Common notes include Ginger, Coffee, Tobacco and Osmanthus.
Is Tabac or Tapage Nocturne better for summer or winter?
Tabac suits day or night wear; Tapage Nocturne suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Tabac and Tapage Nocturne?
Tabac has top notes of Espresso and Ginger, heart notes of Coffee, Hay and Cloves, a base of Tobacco, Vanilla, Tonka and Leather. Tapage Nocturne has top notes of Ginger and Lime, heart notes of Coca-Cola, Osmanthus and Coffee, a base of Rum, Agarwood (Oud) and Tobacco.
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